Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians
The chances the Tribe will contend anytime soon? Just a bit outside.
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Insider's series on MLB teams that are out of the playoff race continues with the Cleveland Indians, who have suffered a near-total breakdown since the 2007 American League Championship Series.
Baseball Prospectus' preseason PECOTA projection: 86-76, first place
Current record: 61-88, fifth place
To make matter worse, Charlie Sheen has made himself a bigger star with "Two and a Half Men" than he ever did with "Major League." Can Cleveland catch a break?
To read Buster Olney's take on what went wrong for the Indians and what's next, plus items from the rumor mill, number-crunching analysis from Baseball Prospectus, a draft recap and whom to watch in spring training, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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Kiss 'Em Goodbye on ESPN Insider
Insider and Baseball Prospectus now ask: What went wrong for each MLB team, and what may the future hold? We'll be covering the playoff teams as they're eliminated, and finish off with what the World Series champs need to do to improve (hey, there's always something).
The Champions
The Playoff Teams (as eliminated)
- Detroit Tigers
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Boston Red Sox
- Minnesota Twins
- Colorado Rockies
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Anaheim Angels
- Philadelphia Phillies
Week of Sept. 14
- Sept. 14: Tampa Bay Rays
- Sept. 15: Chicago Cubs
- Sept. 16: New York Mets
- Sept. 17: Milwaukee Brewers
- Sept. 18: Baltimore Orioles
- Sept. 19: Washington Nationals
- Sept. 20: Kansas City Royals
Week of Sept. 21
- Sept. 21: Pittsburgh Pirates
- Sept. 22: Cleveland Indians
- Sept. 23: Houston Astros
- Sept. 24: Oakland A's
- Sept. 25: Seattle Mariners
- Sept. 26: Arizona Diamondbacks
- Sept. 27: San Diego Padres
Week of Sept. 28
- Sept. 28: Texas Rangers
- Sept. 29: Toronto Blue Jays
- Sept. 30: Chicago White Sox
- Oct. 1: Florida Marlins
- Oct. 2: San Francisco Giants
- Oct. 3: Cincinnati Reds
- Oct. 4: Atlanta Braves
- Rumors: Lack of options for John Lackey
- Keith Law: The top 50 free agents
- Olney: Joe Mauer's unclear future
- KEG: Early 2010 look-aheads
